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Dec 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: De Carpentier citing dismissed
RICHARD DE CARPENTIER (Worcester Warriors) is free to play on after the citing case against him was dismissed by an RFU disciplinary hearing tonight. De Carpentier had been charged with making contact with the eyes/eye area of an opponent, Northampton’s...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on DJ Forbes – The Big interview
When most people talk of New Zealand’s all-conquering Sevens team, they think of captain DJ Forbes and they think of coach, Gordon Tietjens. The duo may be very different men, but together they have created one of the finest outfits anywhere in the...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on England u18 beat Australia schools
England Under 18 23 vs Australia Schools 3 TWO late tries set Head Coach John Fletcher’s England Under 18 side on the way to a hard-fought 23-3 victory over Australia Schools at Harrow School. Despite dominating possession for long periods England struggled...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on 60 seconds with….Axel Muller
This season on the HSBC Sevens World Series, fans are being encouraged to nominate best performances by a ‘rookie’ at each round. In the second round of the Series in Dubai, while Semi Kunitani of Fiji was named in the Dubai Dream Team on his...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens – Survival guide
How to Survive the CellC Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament You’ve made the best decision of the year and secured tickets for the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens Tournament now what? Pre Event Prep If the shock and FOMO (fear of missing out) is running...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cheika on lookout before U20s Champs
NSW Coach Michael Cheika is on a state-wide search for the next wave of NSW Waratahs ahead of next year’s National Under 20s Championship. And Cheika’s promise to leave no stone unturned in his efforts to field a stellar outfit that will be known as the...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union adds the Bingham cup to the trophy cabinet
Australian Rugby Union has today become one of the first national sporting organisations in the world to be presented with a gay sporting trophy, after members of the reigning Bingham Cup Champions, the Sydney Convicts handed over the Bingham Cup. The Bingham...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders with razors
The Crusaders will be doing their bit to support fundraising efforts by the Child Cancer Foundation tomorrow by helping to shave the heads of some brave volunteers. Crusaders Ben Funnell, Jimmy Tupou, Tim Perry, Tyler Bleyendaal and Mitchell Drummond are...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2013 Golden Lions acknowledged
Ellis Park played host to the annual glittering Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards event on Tuesday evening, where several individuals were acknowledged for their 2013 performances and achievements. In the U19 age group, Malcolm Marx walked away with the...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Kieran Read named IRB Player of the year
New Zealand number 8 Kieran Read has been named the IRB Player of the Year 2013, the third Kiwi to win the prestigious award. The 28-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic year in the heart of the All Blacks’ pack and played no small part in ensuring his team...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on England go for top Drawer
SCOTT DRAWER – Deputy Director of Performance Solutions at the English Institute of Sport – is joining the Rugby Football Union as Athletic Performance Manager. Drawer (right), who starts on February 1, 2014, will be responsible for the co-ordination and...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby celebrates All Blacks sweep of IRB awards
New Zealand Rugby is today celebrating the All Blacks’ clean sweep of the IRB’s 2013 Rugby Awards for the second year running. World class No 8 Kieran Read has been named the IRB’s Player of the Year, while All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens call up trio as injury cover
The Springbok Sevens have called up Steven Hunt, Kwagga Smith and Rosco Speckman as injury cover for Stephan Dippenaar, Jamba Ulengo and Frankie Horne. The South Africans will be in action over the weekend in the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in Port...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Richard De Carpentier citing
RICHARD DE CARPENTIER (Worcester Warriors)is to appear at an RFU disciplinary hearing after being cited following the Aviva Premiership match against Northampton Saints on November 30. De Carpentier has been charged with making contact with the eyes/eye area...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens Academy retain Dubai International Invitational title
The SA Sevens Academy has returned from Dubai after they retained their Dubai International Invitational title for a record fourth year in a row. The South Africans won all 5 of their matches, including the final, after they received a bye for their first...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mulevoro: Trust key to Fiji’s success
On this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series fans will once again have their chance to get involved through social media by voting on their favourite try from each of the nine rounds. Collins Injera collected the most votes in the opening round in Australia,...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ryan ‘oil in the machine’ for Fiji
When Fiji play like they did in Dubai at the weekend they look simply unstoppable and it will be really interesting to see if they can carry that form and confidence onto South Africa this weekend. Their skill levels are right out of the top drawer and, with...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA and Kenya forced to change Sevens squads
Springbok Sevens head coach Neil Powell and Kenya Sevens coach Paul Treu have both been forced into changes ahead of the upcoming Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens, round three of the HSBC Sevens World Series in South Africa. For the hosts Stephan Dippenaar...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Scotland 7s squad to compete in South Africa 7s
Mark Bennett has been called into Stephen Gemmell’s Scotland Sevens squad for this weekend’s South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth, the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series. The 20-year-old back, who was involved in the Scotland squad for...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ticket giveaway – Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
25 Lucky Rugby 15 readers will win a set of double tickets to the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens held in Port Elizabeth on the 7th and 8th of December. This competition runs from Tuesday the 3rd December until 1pm sharp on the 4th December. How to enter: Answer...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on England and Argentina to play in Christchurch
Christchurch will host two internationals in the next two years, with NZ Rugby announcing that England will play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium next year, and the All Blacks will play Argentina there in 2015. Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says this is brilliant...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders to swap rugby balls for cricket bats for cystic fibrosis
The Crusaders XI are preparing to take on the Todd Blackadder-led All Stars XI in the annual Crusaders Charity Cricket match this weekend. The event has been running for more than thirty years and raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of New...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Maurice Trapp – new President of Auckland Rugby Union
Maurice Trapp, former Auckland coach (1987-1991) has been elected as the new President of Auckland Rugby Union. Last night at the ARU’s 130th Annual General Meeting held at Eden Park, outgoing President Lawrie Knight’s handed over the reigns to Mr Trapp....
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Zimbabwe hold fast to their RWC dream
Former Scotland Under 20 flanker Andrew Rose is now back in his native Zimbabwe, ready for national duty. Photo: Getty By Enock Muchinjo For the past three years, all the talk in Zimbabwean rugby has centred around the dream to go to the Rugby World Cup for...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Welsh ranking hopes dashed by Australia
With the northern hemisphere autumn international programme finally drawing to a close, Wales are the only movers in the latest IRB World Rankings, dropping one place to sixth. With only three international fixtures over the weekend, the focus was on the...